[illuminati1911]

”So once all that is done, the user needs to click away cookie consent banner, newsletter sign-up and the continue reading button. And only now can we stop the clock on "time to read content".”

You forgot the paywall that you will see at this point.

Maybe there is also a customer service bot saying: ”Hey! Ask me about our special offer on 12 month subscription!”

[sidewndr46]

Don't forget about the banner advertisement which is lazily loaded and shifts the content you're reading so far down you can't see it anymore.

[kamarg]

And the banner asking you to install their PWA because you wanted to read one article on their site. Also don't forget to enable push notifications so they can tell you when they post a new update.